Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Performance of High Entropy FeCoNiMoCr Alloy Thin Film Electrode

doi:10.11901/1005.3093.2020.233

Chinese Journal of Materials Research

2021, Vol. 35

Issue (3): 193-200 DOI: 10.11901/1005.3093.2020.233

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Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Performance of High Entropy FeCoNiMoCr Alloy Thin Film Electrode

ZHANG Zeling¹^,², WANG Shiqi¹^,², XU Bangli¹, ZHAO Yuhao¹, ZHANG Xuhai¹^,², FANG Feng¹^,²(

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^1.School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
^2.Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallic Materials, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China

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ZHANG Zeling, WANG Shiqi, XU Bangli, ZHAO Yuhao, ZHANG Xuhai, FANG Feng. Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Performance of High Entropy FeCoNiMoCr Alloy Thin Film Electrode. Chinese Journal of Materials Research, 2021, 35(3): 193-200.

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Abstract

Thin film of high entropy FeCoNiMoCr alloy was deposited on Ti substrate by magnetron sputtering method to obtain high entropy film electrode. The surface morphology, composition, phase constituent, structure and performance of the electrode were characterized by means of surface profilometer, SEM-EDS, XRD and electrochemical workstation. The results show that the electrode surface is rough, the constituent elements are evenly distributed, the film thickness is about 2.40 μm, and the film is amorphous. The electrode showed good oxygen evolution performance and good stability in the alkaline solution. Under the condition of current density of 10.0 mA/cm², the overpotential was 360 mV, the Tafel slope was 73.45 mV/dec. Under the condition of overpotential of 360 mV, the current density was not significantly attenuated after continuous use for 24 hours. The results of cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance analysis show that due to the improved intrinsic catalytic activity, the film electrode have electrocatalytic oxygen evolution performance better than that of the noble metal oxide RuO₂(over potential 409 mV, Tafel slope 94.18 mV/dec).

Key words: metallic materials high-entropy thin film electrode oxygen evolution performance magnetron sputtering amorphous microcrystalline

Received: 16 June 2020

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TB430.4030

Fund: the 333 Projects of Jiangsu Province(BRA2018045);Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(BK20180264)

About author: FANG Feng, Tel: (025)52090630, E-mail: fangfeng@seu.edu.cn

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Table 1 Preparation parameters of high entropy thin film electrode

Fig.1 Surface SEM image (a), EDS energy spectrum (b) and EDS-mapping (c) of high entropy thin film electrode

Fig.2 SEM images of the substrate (a) and the high entropy thin film electrode surface (b)

Fig.3 Profile curve of the high-entropy thin film electrode (a) and the substrate (b)

Fig.4 EDS-mapping of cross-section of high entropy thin film electrode

Fig.5 XRD patterns of high entropy thin film electrode and substrate (a) and grazing incident X-ray diffraction (GIXRD) patterns of high entropy thin film electrode (b)

Fig.6 LSV curves of electrode (a) (inset: LSV curve normalized according to electrochemical activity area); Tafel slopes (b); the relationship between the current density difference and the scanning rate (c); EIS spectra (d) (symbols: experimental data; solid lines: simulated data; inset: equivalent circuit)

Table 2 Kinetic parameters of oxygen evolution reaction of electrode

Fig.7 Chronoamperometry curve of high entropy thin film electrode at 360 mV

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